Galesburg KidVentures: A local Architecture, History & Food Expedition for Young Explorers

QUICK DETAILS:

Duration: 3 hours

Distance: The walking tour route is roughly 1 mile.

Ages: All ages are welcome; groups must include at least 1 adult chaperone.

This Tour is Perfect for Elementary & Middle School-Aged Children!

All food & admissions are included in the price of a ticket.

• Great for social studies art history & humanities classes

• Perfect for classroom groups youth groups homeschool groups church groups scouting groups summer field trips or any group with children.

The Walking Tour:

Guests will meet their guide in Standish Park. We'll stroll across to Knox College's Alumni Hall where we'll head to the 3rd floor to learn about the founding of Galesburg and Knox College.

We'll leave Knox and walk to several other points of interest including:

• Old Knox County Jail

• Knox County Courthouse

• Mother Bickerdyke Monument

• Allen Chapel AME and

• Corpus Christi Church

Our walk continues to Jimmy's Pizza where we'll have lunch.

Then we'll head to the train depot where the group will learn about Abraham Lincoln's signing of the emancipation proclamation the CBQ railroad and the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment.

Say cheese! We'll take a group photo on the backside of the CBQ S4 #3006 train with the city mural in the background.

Then we'll head over to Sprinkle & Spoon where the group gets an exclusive behind the scenes experience in the kitchen- hair nets included! Each person will get ice cream fresh from the batch freezer that they can add their own mix-ins to.

Next we'll head over for a private tour of the Orpheum Theater where everyone will get their own individual bag of Seminary Street's very own JT's CarmelKorn at the end.

From there we'll head over to Park Plaza/Galesburg sign for another group photo op.

Then we'll head back toward Standish Park to learn more about:

• The Public Square

• Carl Sandburg Statue

• Central Congregational Church and

• Beecher Chapel

For groups of 10 or more please contact Shanell Lightfoot at 309.204.0844 for group pricing.

Host or Publisher Shanell Lightfoot